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[intro: jr. gong] morning to you man morning to you love hey, i say i say

[chorus 2x] africa must wake up the sleeping sons of jacob for what tomorrow may bring may a better day come yesterday we were kings can you tell me young ones who are we today

[nas: verse 1] the black oasis ancient africa the sacred awaken the sleeping giant science, art is your creation i dreamt that we could visit old kemet your history is too complex and ridig for some western critics they want the whole subject diminished but africa’s the origin of all the world’s religions we praised bridges that carried us over the battle front of sudanic soldiers the task put before us

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[nas: verse 2] who are we today? the slums,deceases, aids we need all that to fade we cannot be afraid so who are we today? we are the morning after the make shift youth the slave ship captured our diaspora, is the final chapter the ancetral lineage built pyramids americas first immigrant the kings sons and daughters from nile waters the first architect, the first philosophers, astronomers the first prophets and doctors was

[bridge: jr.gong] now can we all pray each in his own way teaching and learning and we can work it out we’ll have a warm bed we’ll have some warm bread and shelter from the storm dread and we can work it out mother nature feeds all in famine and drought tell those selfish in ways not to share us out what’s a tree without root lion without tooth a lie without truth you hear me out

[chorus] africa must wake up the sleeping sons of jacob for what tomorrow may bring may a better day come yesterday we were kings can you tell me young ones who are we today ye lord africa must wake up the sleeping sons of jacob for what tomorrow may bring may some more love come yesterday we were kings i’ll tell you young blood this world is yours today

[k’naan] [somali] dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen oo ninkii doortay dinta, waad*nka dillee oo dal markii ladhiso, waad*nka dunshee oo daacad ninkii damcay, waad*nka dooxee dadyahow daali waayey, nabada diideen oo ninkii doortay dinta, waad*nka dillee oo dal markii ladhiso, waad*nka dunshee oo daacad ninkii damcay, waad*nka dooxee [translation] oh ye people restless in the refusal of peace and when a man chooses religion, aren’t you the one’s to kill him? and when a country is built, aren’t you the one’s to tear it down? and when one attempts to tell the truth, aren’t you the one’s to cut him down? who are we today? morning to you morning to you man morning to you love